I know you were arguing in particular with Jim Dorey and assertions like 'the movie will be in 3D' but those who chimed in earlier-like Gwynhyffar, for instance-plainly weren't wrong to suspect a bit of sidestepping on Mr. Del Toro's part.

The term 'sidestep' isn't perjorative, it merely implies (to my ears) that one doesn't answer a question definitively, to allow for wriggle-room.

Well, Mr. Del Toro clearly gave himself 'wriggle-room' when he said, 'as of this moment''. Also, when he speaks up here-and how cool is that!-talking about Avatar and 'the market', well, that only bolsters the impression that some people took away from the original quote. If they aren't having discussions about 3D *now*, they've plainly had discussions about possibly changing the plan depending on how it goes with Avatar.

Earlier, you wrote, "If these guys aren't preparing for 3D, then there's no 3D."

Given what Del Toro just wrote, 3D could very well be still be in the offing, despite the fact they're not 'preparing' for it.

You also wrote, "If it's going to be in 3D, then why wouldn't he just say it's going to be in 3D? If they hadn't decided on that yet - then guess what - they'd be discussing it."